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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
5
A wide set of short notes lists visitors and residents in Milan and nearby towns. Names include A. J. Elliott Purdin Browning visitors Kenneth Myers Shafter James Neet Gifford and many others with occasional business, farm loans, sales, births, and cattle markets noted alongside.
Notice requests all persons owing me to call and settle by Saturday February 9. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Thes Ball of near Winigan with Rev W W Clay in attendance. Mrs Ed Talbert and children, guests of Mr and Mrs W B Haley, departed for Faragut Iowa. E E Harmon traded 90 acres near Milan for 240 acres near Linneus at $100 per acre and will move in March after receiving $140 per acre for his farm. C A Ware C F Alexander and George J Alexander bought the F M Weskins farm and split it for their needs. G J Alexander plans to move to the farm soon.
United States officials claim America's bumper corn crop exceeding 3 000 000 000 bushels will stabilize the world food situation as surplus wheat is sent to famine threatened Europe. Corn meal and corn oil are increasingly used in bread and frying, with housewives aided by wartime recipes and mixing with wheat flour.
Canada reports a coordinated misinformation campaign about Made in Germany foods and home canning, warning stories lack any foundation. The Canadian food controller says such tales aim to erode public trust in food control and urges individuals not to pass on harmful rumors to support conservation.
The United States Food Administration urges all citizens to conserve food through voluntary action. It emphasizes equal sharing of burden and small daily substitutions across millions of kitchens, tables, and distribution sectors nationwide.
Burlington offers low round trip Winter Excursion Tickets to Florida West Indies Gulf Coast Central and South America and Texas. Plan a health rest and pleasure trip in one journey with camps in the south and a winter tour. Contact L T Wyckoff agent for details and start dates.
Bert Hale traveled to Kirksville to be at the hospital for S. D. Carmack as he undergoes gallstone surgery today. Carmack has suffered from gall stones for several weeks.
Con Hoselton, a U S Army serviceman from California home on furlough, visited his parents in Pur din yesterday and was hosted by his sister Mrs Chester Browning.
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